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TIL on August 9, 1965, Singapore was expelled from Malaysia, becoming the first and only country to date to achieve independence unwillingly

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81kL TIL that the indigenous Athabaskans had a strict code of ethics towards plants and animals. For example, if a hunter kills a wolf, he should not touch it until he apologizes and explains that his family needs it.
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